Charlotte Ross
Biographic Data
| ID | 5829264 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charlotte Ross |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charlotte |
| FAMILY NAME | Ross |
| SIGNATURE | ROSS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6165-6076 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Fitness v fatness? Bodies, boundaries and bias in the gym
This study introduces the possibility of a new concept, ‘figuring’, to describe the contentious reactions and readings of non-conforming larger bodies and the spaces in which these occur. I illustrate this concept through an analysis of 15 semi-structured virtual interviews and participant journaling to uniquely explore the lived experiences of larger-bodied people in the gym. The key analytic construct ‘figuring’ put forward in this paper helps …
In Memoriam
Creating the Ideal Posthuman Body? Cyborg Sex and Gender in the Work of Buzzati, Vacca, and Ammaniti
In recent years much critical attention has been focused on the figure of the cyborg or cybernetic organism: a hybrid being that evolves where the boundaries between human and machine are open to transgression.1 Yet despite its implicit promise of an “enhanced” physique and superior reasoning abilities, to what extent can (or should) we consider this figure as radical, subversive and innovative? In an Italian context, researchers such as Antonio …
Breathing life back into the stories
Queer Italian Studies
This article investigates the multifaceted theoretical orientations and political concerns of, and the urgent need for, queer Italian studies. Critically reflecting on the current social, cultural, political, and economic positions of LGBTQIA+ identified individuals and other minoritised people in Italy, the article maps out diverse but convergent ways of understanding the urgent public and institutional need for interdisciplinary approaches to e…
Donne nate male,” “amicizie colpevoli” e quelle “profonde come una parentela.” Marise Ferro’s Queerly Desiring Women
This article offers a reading of Marise Ferro’s works, which have received scant critical attention, but which constitute important instances of queer representation. Focusing on a series of novels published between 1932 and 1972, it reveals how Ferro revisited the topic of desire between women many times, perhaps more than any other Italian author in this period, despite suffering censorship during Fascism. Drawing on queer theory and work on “i…
Eccentricity and Sameness
Dispelling widespread views that female same-sex desire is virtually absent from Italian literature and cultural production in the modern era, this groundbreaking study demonstrates that narratives of lesbianism are significantly more numerous than has been previously asserted. Focusing on texts published between 1860 and 1939, the author traces and analyses the evolution of discourses on female same-sex desire in and across a wide variety of gen…
Imagined communities
LGBTQ ageing is an under-researched but vital issue, given the cultural invisibility of older LGBTQ individuals and Italy's ageing population. This article explores initiatives around LGBTQ ageing, considered in relation to the hypothesis that LGBTQ populations may develop effective strategies for ‘successful ageing’, by establishing queer cultural spaces and support networks. After a brief contextualisation of key issues the author focuses on a …
Primo Levi's Narratives of Embodiment
This innovative reading of Primo Levi’s work offers the first sustained analysis in English of his representations of bodies and embodiment. Discussion spans the range of Levi’s works — from testimony to journalism, from essays to science fiction stories — identifying and tracing multiple narratives of embodiment and disembodiment across his oeuvre. These narratives range from the abject, disembodied condition of prisoners in Auschwitz, to posthu…
Critical Approaches to Gender and Sexuality in Italian Culture and Society
In exploring the development of critical debates on gender and sexuality in contemporary Italian culture, this article focuses on three issues that, it is argued, have shaped this evolution, at times limiting its scope: the interdisciplinary character of these fields; the varying levels of attention devoted to different modalities of gender and sexuality, which have seen more attention devoted to women/femininity than to men/masculinities; evolvi…
Visions of visibility
Recent anti-discrimination campaigns by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) activists in Italy have increased the visibility of these communities and individuals, but have not resulted in the desired improvements to legislation. In light of this situation, this article analyses modalities of ‘visibility’ as defined and desired by the active LGBT community in Turin, host city for National Pride 2006. The Pride committee scheduled an unpr…
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Visions of visibility
Recent anti-discrimination campaigns by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) activists in Italy have increased the visibility of these communities and individuals, but have not resulted in the desired improvements to legislation. In light of this situation, this article analyses modalities of ‘visibility’ as defined and desired by the active LGBT community in Turin, host city for National Pride 2006. The Pride committee scheduled an unpr…
Primo Levi's Narratives of Embodiment
This innovative reading of Primo Levi’s work offers the first sustained analysis in English of his representations of bodies and embodiment. Discussion spans the range of Levi’s works — from testimony to journalism, from essays to science fiction stories — identifying and tracing multiple narratives of embodiment and disembodiment across his oeuvre. These narratives range from the abject, disembodied condition of prisoners in Auschwitz, to posthu…
Critical Approaches to Gender and Sexuality in Italian Culture and Society
In exploring the development of critical debates on gender and sexuality in contemporary Italian culture, this article focuses on three issues that, it is argued, have shaped this evolution, at times limiting its scope: the interdisciplinary character of these fields; the varying levels of attention devoted to different modalities of gender and sexuality, which have seen more attention devoted to women/femininity than to men/masculinities; evolvi…
Imagined communities
LGBTQ ageing is an under-researched but vital issue, given the cultural invisibility of older LGBTQ individuals and Italy's ageing population. This article explores initiatives around LGBTQ ageing, considered in relation to the hypothesis that LGBTQ populations may develop effective strategies for ‘successful ageing’, by establishing queer cultural spaces and support networks. After a brief contextualisation of key issues the author focuses on a …
Eccentricity and Sameness
Dispelling widespread views that female same-sex desire is virtually absent from Italian literature and cultural production in the modern era, this groundbreaking study demonstrates that narratives of lesbianism are significantly more numerous than has been previously asserted. Focusing on texts published between 1860 and 1939, the author traces and analyses the evolution of discourses on female same-sex desire in and across a wide variety of gen…
Donne nate male,” “amicizie colpevoli” e quelle “profonde come una parentela.” Marise Ferro’s Queerly Desiring Women
This article offers a reading of Marise Ferro’s works, which have received scant critical attention, but which constitute important instances of queer representation. Focusing on a series of novels published between 1932 and 1972, it reveals how Ferro revisited the topic of desire between women many times, perhaps more than any other Italian author in this period, despite suffering censorship during Fascism. Drawing on queer theory and work on “i…
Queer Italian Studies
This article investigates the multifaceted theoretical orientations and political concerns of, and the urgent need for, queer Italian studies. Critically reflecting on the current social, cultural, political, and economic positions of LGBTQIA+ identified individuals and other minoritised people in Italy, the article maps out diverse but convergent ways of understanding the urgent public and institutional need for interdisciplinary approaches to e…
Breathing life back into the stories
Fitness v fatness? Bodies, boundaries and bias in the gym
This study introduces the possibility of a new concept, ‘figuring’, to describe the contentious reactions and readings of non-conforming larger bodies and the spaces in which these occur. I illustrate this concept through an analysis of 15 semi-structured virtual interviews and participant journaling to uniquely explore the lived experiences of larger-bodied people in the gym. The key analytic construct ‘figuring’ put forward in this paper helps …
In Memoriam
Creating the Ideal Posthuman Body? Cyborg Sex and Gender in the Work of Buzzati, Vacca, and Ammaniti
In recent years much critical attention has been focused on the figure of the cyborg or cybernetic organism: a hybrid being that evolves where the boundaries between human and machine are open to transgression.1 Yet despite its implicit promise of an “enhanced” physique and superior reasoning abilities, to what extent can (or should) we consider this figure as radical, subversive and innovative? In an Italian context, researchers such as Antonio …
Italian Fascism and Post-war Society (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Art (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · European history and politics (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works)